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Case Description
Baker, Elisha, fatally shot while breaking into C.&W. I. ??? by special policeman R. Valentine and J.E. Joyce, both of whom were arrested but were discharged by Coroner's jury.
Circumstances
| Date of offense |
January 14, 1894 |
| Date of death |
January 14, 1894 |
| Time between offense and death |
Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
|
| Type of location |
Place of business
|
| Type of business |
Other place of business
|
| Location description |
C. & W. I.
|
| Type of death |
Homicide
|
| Type of homicide |
Intentional murder
|
| Method of killing |
Other gun, gun unspecified
|
| Weapon |
fatally shot while breaking into
|
| Motive |
shot while breaking into
|
| Victim initiated events leading to homicide |
Yes
|
| Murder/suicide? |
Yes
|
| Circumstances description |
Victim killed resisting arrest
|
| Total number of victims |
1
|
| Total number of defendants |
2
|
| Related to Prohibition? |
Yes
|
Victim
| Name |
Baker, Elisha
|
| Gender |
Male
|
| Race |
White
|
| Ethnicity |
Other, european
|
| Employed |
Yes
|
| Employment Type |
Outside labor force (incl. criminals)
|
| Occupational skill |
Criminal - burglar
|
| Victim/defendant relationship |
Not related by family
|
Defendant
| Name |
Valentine, R.
|
| Gender |
Male
|
| Race |
White
|
| Ethnicity |
Other, european
|
| Employed |
Yes
|
| Employment Type |
Employed, professional (incl. police and military)
|
| Occupational skill |
Law Enforcement, Police
|
| Killing while protecting property |
Protecting a drug store
|
| Defendant/victim relationship |
Stranger
|
Police
| Defendant employed in law enforcement |
Special officer, e.g. Pinkertons
|
| Total number of defendants arrested |
2
|
| Defendant ID'd at scene |
No
|
| Allegations of police corruption |
No
|
Legal
| Charges against defendant |
No charges recorded
|
| Type of legal decision recorded |
Coroner's verdict only
|
| Allegations of police corruption |
No
|
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